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Re: Bitcoin confusion?

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From: Dan Espen
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 20:57
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Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes:

> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 16:43:51 -0700
>> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> That is supposed to be the theory. I agree that a lot is skimmed off, and
>>> a lot more goes to pay for stuff I may not agree with, but without taxes
>>> to pay for roads, bridges, etc. we'd be in a real mess.
>> 
>> 	I sometimes wonder, here the best palliative care unit in the
>> country was built from local donations.
>> 
> My personal feeling, based on what I've seen, is that's generally true.
> Anything the government "gives" you is so surrounded by pettifogging rules
> and restrictions that it's only slightly better than nothing. We should
> encourage more private charity and less government.

BS.

Those "charities" are 99% religions.
Ie. scam artists, perverts.

Why don't we leave your future security up to them.
Me, I'll take my chances with paying taxes and hope that
some of the people in office care about the common good.

-- 
Dan Espen
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Subject: Re: Bitcoin confusion?
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